Surgeon at the hospital’s operation table
THE Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH), Lafia, Nasarawa State, says the facility is performing an average of 10 surgeries daily.
Dr Hassan Ikrama, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lafia.
According to him, the specialist hospital has sufficient technical and other specialists to cater for the increasing number of patients patronising the facility daily.
ALSO READ: Bad roads worry Lagos Assembly — Committee Chairman
He said that the hospital at the moment has the highest number of Consultants at the different speciality of medical profession.
“We have 37 permanent and other visiting consultants in different fields, over 100 Doctors apart from Nurses, Pharmacists and Laboratory Technicians, among others.
“There is no Specialist Hospital in the entire country at the moment that has the number of consultants we have.
“The government has also acquired brand new machines for the newly constructed neurology Block recently built by the state government.
“The government has bought brand new city scan and digital Xray machines that patients were hitherto sent to Keffi or Jos because we do not have them.
“Already, the digital Xray machine is being used, but we are currently training personnel on how to operate the city scan machine,” the CMD added.
Ikrama also assured members of the public that the management of the hospital would do everything possible to ensure better service delivery.
The Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution on Friday began a two-day…
The Action Alliance (AA) candidate in the November 8 gubernatorial election in Anambra State, Ozo…
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) and the Northern Awareness Network (NAN) have faulted statements…
When that starts to feel overwhelming, turn to movies that remind you what America as…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the successful incorporation of 143 Host…
As part of activities marking the 2025 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL), the Headquarters of…
This website uses cookies.